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For more than 100 years the Society of Professional Journalists has been dedicated to encouraging a climate in which journalism can be practiced more freely and fully, stimulating high standards and ethical behavior in the practice of journalism and perpetuating a free press.

About the Foundation

Since its founding in 1961, the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation has promoted excellence and ethics in journalism. The SDX Foundation is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization that supports the educational programs of the Society of Professional Journalists and serves the professional needs of journalists and students pursuing careers in journalism.

Excellence in Journalism 2015Sept 18-20, 2015 – Orlando

Excellence in Journalism is the national journalism conference of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Radio Television Digital News Association. Join us in September in Orlando for training, networking, workshops and more!

SPJ Leads

SPJ News

SPJ Blogs: Newest Posts

Quill Headlines

Journalist's Toolbox

@SPJ_Tweets

Connect with SPJ

SPJ on Facebook

Upcoming Eventsand Deadlines

Become an SPJ Member

For more than 100 years the Society of Professional Journalists has been dedicated to encouraging a climate in which journalism can be practiced more freely and fully, stimulating high standards and ethical behavior in the practice of journalism and perpetuating a free press.

About the Foundation

Since its founding in 1961, the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation has promoted excellence and ethics in journalism. The SDX Foundation is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization that supports the educational programs of the Society of Professional Journalists and serves the professional needs of journalists and students pursuing careers in journalism.

Excellence in Journalism 2015Sept 18-20, 2015 – Orlando

Excellence in Journalism is the national journalism conference of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Radio Television Digital News Association. Join us in September in Orlando for training, networking, workshops and more!

In the spirit of Giving Tuesday, it seems appropriate to kick off the Sigma Delta Chi (SDX) Foundation's end-of-year giving campaign. Last year, contributions to the Foundation provided support to incredible SPJ programs and services like:

As you arrange your end-of-year charitable giving, be sure to include SPJ and the SDX Foundation in your plans. Your contribution helps thousands of journalists and is tax deductible, so donate before the end of 2012.

The online radio program "Studio SPJ" will feature a 30-minute conversation with author and professor Paula Poindexter on Friday, Dec. 7 at noon EST. She will discuss changes in Millennials and the way they engage with news sources. Poindexter wrote a book on the subject.

To learn more about Poindexter and the radio program, you may read this news release on the SPJ website. Listeners can tune in for the live program and call with questions, and the show will be available as a podcast after the live episode concludes.

APPLY FOR A CHAPTER GRANT

Chapter-grant applications are due next week! SPJ prides itself on strong chapter programming, and we want to hear your ideas for improving and protecting journalism at a local level. Your chapter could receive $500 to host something great! Submit applications by midnight Dec. 5, and direct any questions to Chapter Coordinator Tara Puckey at tpuckey@spj.org or 317.927.8000 x215.

Excellence in Journalism 2013, the training conference co-hosted by SPJ, RTDNA and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, is looking for program ideas and proposals. The conference takes place Aug. 24-26, 2013 in Anaheim, but it's not too early to suggest your favorite speaker or topic.

Have a specific program proposal? Submit it here. Have a looser idea but a general topic or speaker you'd like to see at EIJ? Submit it here. In either case, do it soon. The call for program proposals and ideas closes on Jan. 2.

AWARDS SEASON

Improve and protect journalism: there are many ways to do it, and honoring outstanding work from 2012 is one way we fulfill that mission.

Loop21, a digital publishing company that covers African American issues, is having a Twitter conversation at 8 p.m. EST. The topic is "whether or not black journalists and people in general should be free to write stories that take an objective look at the record of black politicians, including President Obama."

Loop21 has invited several people and organizations to the tweetup, and Soledad O'Brien plans to participate. To join the discussion, respond to the messages sent from @theloop21 using the hashtag #L21blackmedia.

CORRECTED LINK

Last week's Leads included the wrong link to Lynn Walsh's blog post "6 Things to Do When They Just Won't Call You Back." The piece is on RTDNA's website.

LAST WEEK'S QUIZ

Why was the cover of the Nov. 21 New York Post controversial?

Answer: This cover, shown in the Post's archives, is controversial because of the graphic photo it displays. It is a photo of a partially naked man suspected of working for Israel being dragged through the streets of Gaza City by a motorcycle.

And the winner is ... Leila Gray, the public communications manager at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She is also a member of Western Washington Pro. Congrats, Leila!

THIS WEEK'S QUIZ

The Supreme Court upheld a ruling that prevented a state from prosecuting under its Eavesdropping Act people who recorded police officers. Which state?